Spring Quarterly
Join us for our Spring Quarterly! RSVP here: https://cfc-arpanel.nationbuilder.com/cfc_quarterly_meeting_april_2024
Join us for our Spring Quarterly! RSVP here: https://cfc-arpanel.nationbuilder.com/cfc_quarterly_meeting_april_2024
Register for our winter Quarterly Meeting! Join us on Zoom as we catch up on caucus news and as well as updates on our extincting ballot initiative, issue resolutions, and our upcoming convention this summer! Agenda coming soon!
What: CFC Fall Quarterly Meeting
When: 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 27th!
Where: Zoom
Register for our fall Quarterly Meeting! Join us virtually via Zoom as we welcome delegates and catch up on caucus news. Agenda coming soon!
Register here: https://cfc-arpanel.nationbuilder.com/cfc_quarterly_meeting_sept_2023
Register for our summer Quarterly Meeting! Join us at the State Capitol as we catch up on caucus news and as well a recap on this past legislative session. Agenda coming soon!
Register here: cfc-arpanel.nationbuilder.com/cfc_quarterly_meeting_june_2023
Register for the 2023 Lobby Day: cfc-arpanel.nationbuilder.com/2023_lobby_day
Mark your calendar NOW for the first quarterly meeting to follow our 2022 Convention! In light of the recent uptick in COVID cases, our September meeting will again be held via Zoom.
CFC MEMBERS: Save the date now for our 2022 CFC Convention! Event location (online, in person, or hybrid) TBA. While we hope to meet in person, we will continue to monitor and assess the risks in Arkansas and across the U.S. Look for an RSVP link to go live soon!
Join us online for our March quarterly meeting! We’ll hear updates on issues from caucus members, and talk about our June 2022 convention! Agenda TBA. Register to attend here: https://cfc-arpanel.nationbuilder.com/2022_cfc_quarterly_meeting_q1_030522
Agenda TBA. Register here: https://cfc-arpanel.nationbuilder.com/cfc_quarterly_meeting_q4_2021
Agenda TBA. Register here: https://cfc-arpanel.nationbuilder.com/cfc_quarterly_meeting_q3_2021
Join us online via Zoom as we recap the 2021 legislative session and discuss next steps in moving Arkansas forward! Register here: https://cfc-arpanel.nationbuilder.com/cfc_quarterly_meeting_q2_2021
Save the date! Join us online as we recap our 2020 Convention and prepare for the 2021 Legislative Session. Register at bit.ly/2GWzx6b
For the safety and wellbeing of our member groups, we'll be hosting the 2020 CFC Convention Oct. 2-3 online via Zoom.
The convention is your chance to determine the CFC’s priorities for 2020-21 and our platform for the upcoming legislative session.
At the convention, delegates will vote to renew existing priorities or to replace them, discuss how all the issues are connected, and determine how they can make a larger, more holistic impact by electing priorities and supporting each other’s campaigns.
We hope you’ll save the date and join us in our fight for policy reforms that will improve our state.
Join us online via Zoom for a socially distanced quarterly meeting of the Citizens First Congress. Register here: https://cfc-arpanel.nationbuilder.com/cfc_quarterly_meeting
Join us online for a virtual training session on Zoom video conferencing! Learn the tips and information you need to help you stay connected and be productive while working remotely.
Download Zoom on your laptop, tablet or cell phone to participate, then register online here: https://cfc-arpanel.nationbuilder.com/all_things_zoom
A participation link will be emailed to registrants closer to the training date.
The Citizens First Congress will hold a quarterly meeting on Saturday, April 4 at the Arkansas State Capitol. With less than two months remaining until the CFC Convention, we recommend that as many of our members as possible attend this event. Attendees will receive training in essential skills needed to advance issue campaigns and will also spend the day preparing for the upcoming convention.
Join us from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Arkansas State Capitol for our Winter Quarterly Meeting. Agenda TBD.
REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 15, 2019! Join us at the Arkansas State Capitol as we unpack the 2019 Arkansas Legislative Session and make plans to move Arkansas forward.
Lunch will be served. RSVP here: bit.ly/2GVl5s8
Citizens First Congress (CFC), along with Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF), is hosting a discussion via Telephone Town Hall and Facebook Live to talk about Medicaid, Arkansas Works, and the recent work requirement ruling. We'll have policy experts here to break it all down and you will be able to any ask questions you may have. We'll also be sharing on how you can still enroll for coverage and how you can help others do the same.
To sign up to join the conversation via telephone, fill out this form:
https://arpanel.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/medicaid-arkansas-works
You will also be able to watch via Facebook Live on the Citizens First Congress page at 6:00pm.
Join us at the Little Rock Farmers’ Market in the downtown River Market on Saturday, May 25 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and learn about ways you can champion your community and keep Arkansas moving forward!
Arkansas Youth Coalition for Social Change and Arkansas Public Policy Panel presents GEN Z SATURDAY in partnership with JBM and Associates. Sponsored by Pulaski County Youth Services.
Engaging our youth in the process for political transformation! Lunch will be served, with a special performance by Writeous Poets.
For more information, contact osyrus@arpanel.org or nick@arpanel.org.
Jay Barth and Chuck Cliett are hosting a fundraising party for the Panel and CFC at their beautiful home, along with many wonderful cohosts. You can find more information on our Facebook page, and you can always make a contribution to support our work here: https://arpanel.networkforgood.com
A Town Hall Meeting co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters Washington County, Arkansas Citizens First Congress, Arkansas Education Association, Arkansas Advocates for Children, Hispanic Women’s Association, and Arkansas United will take place from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019 at the Jones Center for Families and Children in Springdale.
Join us for a legislative update on education issues and hear our panelists share their stories. Our panel will consist of a legislator, public school teacher, school administrator, former charter school teacher and blogger, and other representatives of community groups.
Come learn how you can get involved in your public schools. A question and answer session will follow the panelist presentations. Information and literature from sponsoring groups will be available.
Join the Arkansas Public Policy Panel as we host a forum on the Arkansas Census 2020 Census and how we can collaborate to ensure a complete count of ALL Arkansas residents. Arkansas has a number of communities who are historically undercounted, diminishing political representation, investments and causing a range of other negative consequences. Space is limited, please register here: https://tinyurl.com/y7zkp2ru
Get involved during the 2019 Legislative Session by registering for CFC's Lobby Day! On January 30th, Citizens First Congress will be hosting a Lobby Day at AEA & the Arkansas State Capitol from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It will be a jam-packed day as you will receive an update on the session, attend Senate & House committee meetings, listen to legislators speak on the issues you care about, and have the opportunity to meet with them one-on-one to lobby for important legislation! Breakfast and lunch will be provided, please register at the link below:
If you have any questions about the CFC Lobby Day, please e-mail CFC Outreach Coordinator Nick Cartwright (nick@arpanel.org).
We look forward to seeing you!
The Arkansas Citizens First Congress will hold our fall quarterly meeting on Saturday, September 15th at the Arkansas State Capitol. The day will begin with a press conference to draw attention to our newly elected “Ten Priorities For A Better Arkansas.” With elections looming in the fall it is important to begin getting the message out about the issues we elected. We want to make our issues a part of the conversations as political campaigns begin to heat up heading into November.
The Arkansas Legislative Session will be here in just four short months. Now is the time to come together and ensure that all of our campaigns are where they need to be heading into the session. Each of the caucuses will also hold meetings to discuss their respective campaign process for each of the issues they will be working on. We need you now more than ever to come together and ensure that we can build consensus around our issues and develop strong campaigns to win reforms that will improve the lives of ALL Arkansans.
As we prepare for the session we want to make sure that each of you has the tools and support you need to build strong campaigns. If there is anything that we can do to help you in this process please feel free to reach out to us. We look forward to seeing you in September.
Please register today!
Join us for Arkansas Public Policy Panel's 2018 Dragon Slayer Banquet, celebrating those that fight for social injustice in Arkansas! Don't miss it Saturday June 9th at Four Points by Sheraton 6pm-8pm! This year's Dragon Slayer Banquet will feature a live auction with items ranging from sports memorabilia and amazing vacation packages among other items. Tickets for this event start at $75.00.
This year's honorees are
Dragon Slayer for best activist/organizer of past two years: Concerned Citizens of Prescott
Lifetime Achievement Award: Rosemary Brown Britton
Civil Rights: Arkansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty
Economic Justice: Arkansans for fair Landlord Tenant Laws
Education Reform: Alyce Love
Environment: Scharmel Roussel
Election Reform: Arkansas ACLU
Local organizing award: Concerned Citizens of Monticello
2 new categories!
Youth Leader: Maria Meneses
Business Partner: Root Café
Here is the link to purchase tickets: https://arpanel.networkforgood.com/events/6460-2018-dragon-slayer-dinner
The Citizens First Congress will hold a quarterly meeting on Saturday, April 21st at the Arkansas State Capitol. With less than two months remaining until the CFC Convention we recommend that as many of our members as possible attend this event. Attendees will receive training in essential skills needed to advance issue campaigns and will also spend the day preparing for the upcoming convention.
More details to follow soon!
Advocates from across the state will convene in Little Rock to make preparations for the upcoming CFC Convention. Trainings will be offered to help strengthen existing campaigns and to help you develop new campaigns around the issues you care about.
The Arkansas Citizen's First Congress and The Opportunity To Learn Campaign have a mutual goal reaching the youth around the state. It's important to hear the concerns of the youth and their role in the fight for social justice.
Thursday, February 22nd we encourage you to come to Willie Hinton Neighborhood Center and be heard! This first meeting we will collaborate with youth in Central Arkansas to find out what issues the youth in our community face and together we will discuss how to find solutions to their concerns.